Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 35.0% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in Georgia instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.15
|
$8.90
₾23.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
|
$7.88
₾21.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$0.78
₾2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$0.39
₾1.03
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
North Carolina
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
|
$0.68
₾1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$3.98
₾10.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$7.46
₾20.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
|
$2.36
₾6.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.35
|
$2.92
₾7.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.62
₾1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.80
₾2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.71
₾1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$0.85
₾2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.39
₾1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.36
₾0.96
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
North Carolina
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$4.89
₾13.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
|
$12.43
₾33.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,513.75
|
$18,297.46
₾49,037.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
|
$5.48
₾14.68
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
North Carolina
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$18.25
₾48.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,481.44
|
$514.58
₾1,379.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,208.87
|
$359.72
₾964.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$57.56
₾154.27
|
|
pay 84.6% less for childcare
North Carolina
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.46
|
$158.50
₾424.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,256.56
|
$2,916.93
₾7,817.38
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
|
$1.37
₾3.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.31
₾6.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.59
|
$3.01
₾8.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.90
|
$46.10
₾123.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
|
$5.87
₾15.73
|
|
pay 56.2% more for clothing
North Carolina
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$77.21
₾206.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.91
|
$61.21
₾164.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.67
|
$124.49
₾333.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.53
|
$128.58
₾344.61
|
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